Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-11-19
Nina's Little Letter.
Miss Van Zandt Develops the
Unreconstructed Spirit and
Makes Bold Assertions.
Northern Pacific Indemnity
Lands. A Modern Lucretia
Horrifies Louisiana.
A LETTER FROM NINA,

She Defends Parsons and Tells Of q Post
poned Wedding.
New YORK, Nov. l6.-A letter writ.
ten by Miss Nina Van Zandt on Sept,
18th is published here. of which the
following are extracts:
My Dear Mr.. Lazerus-Since the re.
ceipt Of yours Of the 18th inst. new
crisis has been reached. The blow has
followed. Seven honorable Judge,
have unanimously condemned te
death seven innocent human lives;
have widowed seven women and or
pbaned NO less than nineteen little
children. Not alone this-they have
invented q new case of their own. III
simply cite one out of many exam.
piles: A stenographic report Of A. r.
Parsons speech at the Haymarke,
was introduced in the Gary comedy ss
evidence:in favor Of Parsons. This is
what he said in substance: "No, do
not try to hang Mccormick, or any
other capitalist. A hundred would
only spring up In his place. Aim al
the system, not at individuals" This
was In answer to q suggestion from
the crowd that McCormick's life
should pay for the six workingmen
whom he had shot down in cold blood
the day before. You see 1t proves that
poor Parsons hadn't an idea OF stirring
up the crowd to do an overt act. And
so Gary and Grinnell admitted. But
the judges Of the supreme court have
gotten ahead of Grinnell. They say:
"A. X. Parsons said at the Haymar-
ket: DO not murder Mccormick or
any one man, but murder en- masse. f"
See, Mr.. Lazerus? Were not the mat.
ter so terribly, terribly solemn,
should laugh every time l think Of
that opinion Of those judges. All Of
your suggestions have not glanced of
Some Of them have been acted upon
For instance. my mother wrote to
Rev. Dwight L. Moody, telling him
the truth-rather q fraction of il
concerning this prospective asssssina
tion. She has had, of course, no an
swer yet. You think that 1 should
start out on lectdring tour. and 1 am,
of course, perfectly willing. But all Of
the friends here say must keep quiet;
must not give the press q chance to
print new lies; to put inflammatory
language into my mouth. This il
would do, no matter what / should
cay. For the sake of the man who is
Of all living creatures. the nearest and
best to me, am willing to hold m,
tongue. Thanking you for all you
kind efforts in our behalf, / am eve
yours sincerely, NINA SPIES.
P. S.--By the way, l must tell 20,
of q remarkable incident. The mill
ionsire clothing dealer. Henry w
King, This magnificent mansion occu
pies 4 diagonal corner from our home)
had two employees on the celebrated
gentlemen jury" both Of whom wer'
known to have openly thirsted for thu
blood Of August ct al. before being
employed. King knew this, bu
will not permit other employees TO ties
tify to 1t. Furthermore he has openl,
advocated the execution. Now he ha
u daughter, Bessie. who is engaged Il
be married to young Charles Bentley
son of the rich Bentley, banker ant
board Of trade man, of the southeas
division of Chicago. Well, the mar
riage has been mysteriously postpone'
and now II leaks out that Bentley ha
bitterly upbraided old King with abe'
ting and aiding legal murder. sn'
consequently King will not let hi
daughter marry him. The younI
lady vows that she'll marry the youn
man whether her father cuts her o.
without q shilling or not. Doesn
this show how certain influential me
OF this town have schemed? Here is
fashionable, wealthy, convention,
young man who cannot bear the ide
Of silently countenancing such q
atrocity, and voluntarily abandons th
old Kings millions-unprecedsn
step.
No. 1856 Huron street, Chicago. III
9-l7, 's7.